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International hosted buyer event company We Work Well (WWW) has confirmed dates and locations for its 2024 conference calendar. Co-founded by Monica Helmstetter and Lucy Hugo, WWW focuses on creating programmes that enhance the health, happiness and productivity of attendees across the spa, hospitality and
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Les Mills has released Les Mills XR Dance for the Meta Quest 3 headset. The release is the company's second collaboration with XR (extended reality) gaming specialist, Odder’s, following on from Les Mills XR Bodycombat which won Meta Quest’s Best App award in 2022. Les Mills XR Dance has been designed to create
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Iconic Icelandic bathing destination Blue Lagoon Resort and Spa has closed again following a volcanic eruption on Monday night. The major tourist destination shut down just 24 hours after partially reopening on Sunday following a six-week closure. Blue Lagoon had been shut since early November due to fears
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Equinox has appointed a Health Advisory Board of medical experts and academics to 'define new frontiers in the science of health optimisation for the next generation.' Supporting the Equinox Fitness Training Institute, which offers accredited training for performance coaches, the Health Advisory Board will
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Christian Tötzke, founder of Hyrox, plans to make the fitness races the equivalent of the London Marathon - the big event of the year which everyone aspires to participate in. Speaking in the latest issue ">HCM, Tötzke says he has a clear growth strategy of reaching 170 Hyrox events around the world by 2027, in
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Mexican beachfront resort Esperanza, Auberge Resorts Collection, has unveiled its revamped award-winning spa, complete with new treatments and refreshed facilities. “We’re thrilled to re-introduce the spa with a new ancestral healing philosophy, inspired by Baja California’s distinct locale and Mexico’s rich
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One&Only One Za’abeel, a striking upcoming urban vertical resort in Dubai, will be home to Clinique La Prairie's (CLP) first Longevity Hub in the UAE. Opening in March 2024, the Longevity Hub will be the fifth CLP urban satellite site and join existing locations in Madrid, Bangkok, Doha and Taipei. The outposts
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American men are more than twice as likely as women to increase exercise frequency in order to increase libido (20 per cent vs 10 per cent,) as well as their sexual endurance (23 per cent vs 10 per cent), according to a new research report from Peloton. Peloton, conducted the online survey in September and
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International luxury wellness brand Como Shambhala will unveil its largest-ever urban flagship in Singapore on 20 December 2023. The new space occupies 9,000sq ft on the fourth floor of Como Orchard, the new multi-floor lifestyle destination – which includes wellness, fashion, food and drink, and hospitality –
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Aman’s sister brand Janu will launch its flagship property in Tokyo in March 2024, complete with a 4,000sq m urban wellness retreat. Meaning ‘soul’ in Sanskrit, Janu is a hotel, residence and lifestyle brand based on social connection, equilibrium and human interaction. With reservations now open for bookings
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Global workout specialist, Les Mills, which owns and operates health clubs in its home country of New Zealand – has relocated its Dunedin club to Meridian Mall and reimagined the offering to become a showcase of its Live Forward concept: being mindful of the present, while making choices which benefit your future
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The first edition of the Wellness Hospitality Conference (WHC), co-organised by Teamwork Hospitality and InSpaTime, was recently hosted at the NH Hotel in Milan and attracted more than 500 delegates. The event was created to encourage the exchange of ideas among professionals from the wellness and hospitality
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Global mindful movement specialist Sanctum will debut in the US in 2024 thanks to a new year-long partnership with Auberge Resorts Collection. Practised with headphones and a curated playlist, Sanctum’s signature workout combines modern fitness, HIIT training, martial arts, breathwork and functional movement.
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Google has just released Gemini, a new multimodal AI which is being billed as a "ChatGPT Killer". Unlike ChatGPT, it can take inputs in text, code, audio, image and video, making it far more powerful and extending the range of applications. Gemini comes in three sizes – Ultra, Pro and Nano – to function across a
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The world’s first certification for fitness professionals to support mental wellbeing will be launched early next year. Created by the John W Brick Mental Health Foundation, the Mental Well-Being certification for Fitness Professionals will provide the tools to create self-care programmes and environments to
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Survivalist, Bear Grylls has partnered with four mental health heavyweights and former TV producer, Neil Smith, to create an app targeted directly at men. Described as the only mental fitness toolkit built for men, Mettle, is designed to promote sleep, help people manage stress and improve mental focus. “We
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Gibbon Slacklines has announced the launch of the SlackFit, a series of playful group workout programmes that focus on core strength and balance. Founded by Robert Kaeding, Gibbon Slacklines has been instrumental in popularising the concept of slacklining – similar to tightrope walking – around the world. The
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Xponential Fitness has acquired metabolic health business, Lindora, as its eleventh brand from Solis Capital Partners and Innovate Partners. The move marks the company's first foray into the weight management market and responds to the increasing consumer demand for holistic health solutions. Xponential said
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Sport Alliance has named Erwin Korst vice president sales international. The appointment comes as the company announces US$100m of new funding from PSG Equity to drive growth. This latest round of funding follows PSG’s initial investment of US$65m in August 2021, since which time Sport Alliance has more than
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New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England – ie, the number of years people live without debilitating disease – can vary by up to 17 years, depending on where they live. This – in turn – leads to lifespans that are shortened by up to nine years for people living
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PureGym has delivered a positive set of third quarter results, with revenues increasing to £137.7m, for the three months ending 30 September – up 15.8 per cent on Q3 2022 (£118.9m). This was partly due to a 14.9 per cent increase in members and a 2.2 per cent increase in average revenue, thanks to price
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A new rooftop spa has been added to modern alpine escape Das Central in the heart of Sölden, high in the Austrian Alps, to refresh the property’s wellness offering. The new Summit Spa has been added to the existing spa as part of a property-wide overhaul. The update has also added a new lobby, 31 rooms and
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Sony Pictures is set to launch an immersive indoor entertainment park at Oakbrook Center in Chicago in December, featuring escape rooms, interactive exhibits, racing simulators, VR attractions, bumper cars and food and drink. Called Wonderverse, the entertainment destination will occupy a 45,000sq ft retail
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Arch Amenities Group (AAG)* has branched into Canada with the acquisition of Personal Best Health and Performance, a Canadian leader in corporate wellness services. Personal Best, based in Palgrave, Ontario, provides consultative and management services designed to maximise the benefit of employee fitness and
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Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the opening of its milestone 3,000th studio – a CycleBar in Loveland, Colorado – with more expansion in the pipeline, as well as the planned acquisition of an eleventh brand. Speaking exclusively to HCM,
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